VIKING of the MONTH
April 1999
"Miss April"
N93554 is a 1974 Turbo Viking owned by Troy Foster and Randy Pittman
554 taxiing out
"Pristine Christine" over Catalina Island
Troy writes; "93554, better known as "Pristine Christine", is owned by Rand-Air Partnership which basically consists of me and Randy Pittman. It has about 900 hours TT and 150 since new everything, including prop. It has a Bendix flight director with altitude hold and fully coupled approach capabilities, Slaved HSI, radar altimeter, fully redundant localizers including antenna systems, ADF, DME, RNAV, etc., etc."
"It had a new Stits process in '97 and new paint, of course. New interior and upholstery, new glass,new prop, new chrome cylinders, new Michelin tires, new Cleveland brakes and hubs, and new PS Audio intercom. Now we need a new checking account! We look forward to adding two more items this year; a JPI 700 with fuel flow option and dual TIT option, and hopefully a Garmin 430. What a wish list, eh?"
Troy can be reached at:
troy@willick.com
Photos by Mike Fizer
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Previous "Vikings of the Month"
N 1285R...Don Ame's 1972 Turbo Viking
N 93570...Larry Smalley's 1973 17-31A
N 39819...Jim Howell's 1973 17-30A
N 4081B...Tom Binder's 1975 17-31ATC
N 4052B...The DeFoe's 1976 17-30A
N 28067...Craig Gifford's 1979 17-30A
N 6578V...James Gryder's 1970 17-31ATC
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